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a song of ice and fire - How many Valyrian steel swords are there at the beginning of GoT, and who owns them?


As of 298 AL, where A Game of Thrones begins, where were the various Valyrian steel weapons that exist?



That is to say, before the 1st chapter starts. The swords are already in someone's hands at the beginning. I just want how many and who owns them. I don't want to know how they pass to new owners as the story progresses.



Answer



This is a copy/paste of the relevant parts of the page located at http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Valyrian_steel but I have removed all the information that takes place after 298 AL, the beginning of the first book in ASOIAF, A Game of Thrones.


Blades known to still exist:



  • Ice, the ancestral two handed greatsword of House Stark.

  • Heartsbane, the ancestral two handed greatsword of House Tarly, currently in the possession of Lord Randyll Tarly.

  • Longclaw, the ancestral Valyrian steel bastard sword of House Mormont. Currently in the possession of Jeor Mormont.

  • Lady Forlorn, the ancestral sword of House Corbray, it is currently in the possession of Ser Lyn Corbray.

  • Red Rain, the sword of House Drumm stolen in a raid. Given the name and coloring, possibly the ancestral sword of House Reyne


  • Nightfall, the ancestral blade of House Harlaw and currently wielded by Ser Harras Harlaw.

  • A Valyrian steel axe possessed by House Celtigar.

  • Valyrian steel Arakh owned by Caggo (in Essos).


Blades with unknown fate:



  • Blackfyre, the sword of Aegon I Targaryen. Carried by all Targaryen kings till Aegon IV who gave it to his bastard Daemon Blackfyre who rose in rebellion against the Targaryens, taking the sword's name for his house. Its whereabouts are currently unknown.

  • Brightroar, the ancestral sword of House Lannister, lost when King Tommen II Lannister of the Rock sailed to Valyria and never returned.

  • Dark Sister, the sword wielded by Visenya Targaryen. The last known owner was Bloodraven.

  • Vigilance, ancestral sword of House Hightower.


  • Orphan-Maker, ancestral sword of House Roxton.


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